Former lawyer convicted of fraud, taken to jail

A federal jury has decided former Virginia Beach lawyer Brian Gay stole about $400,000 from the estate of a deceased client.

After Monday’s guilty verdict on nine counts, Norfolk U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson revoked Gay’s bond. The Virginian-Pilot reports Gay was led away in handcuffs.

Gay had attempted to justify his use of funds from the account of a former client who died. The client’s family insisted the money was intended for their benefit.

Gay used the money he took to buy a home in Naples, Florida, and two Harley Davidson motorcycles, prosecutors said. Prosecutors hope to seize that property as well as whatever money remains in Gay’s bank accounts.